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The Weekender: Our don't-miss list for Mumbai

The Weekender: Our don't-miss list for Mumbai

Bird races, the Mumbai Cyclothon, Goan fashion designers and browsing the Strand Book Festival: summer is officially on its way
Ensemble MumbaiThe elegant James Ferreira and the sporty Savio Jon together define the bohemian strands of Indian fashion.
Summer Love at Ensemble
Indian girls who crave boho chic choose Goa designer Savio Jon and Mumbai favorite James Ferreira. The two celebrate the coming of the hot months at designer boutique Ensemble. 
All February at Ensemble, White Hall, West Wing, 143 August Kranti Marg, Kemps Corner; tel. +91 (0) 22 2367 2416 
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Where The City Rests
Photographer and furniture designer Shahid Datawala's latest exhibition is about these rare silent places where Mumbai gets some sleep.
Till March 13, at the Matthieu Foss Gallery
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A Critic’s Eye, book release and exhibition by Richard Bartholomew
Flash back to the 1950s art world through photographs from the expressive viewfinder of late art critic, writer and painter Richard Bartholomew (1926-1985) who documented the life of progressive Indian artists like F N Souza, S H Raza and Akbar Padamsee.
Till March 6 at Chatterjee & Lal gallery.
Strand Book Festival
It keeps getting bigger, and more disorganized, but for people who love sifting through books to find treasures this fair by the city's most legendary book shop is manna from literary heaven.
February 28 at 10am-8pm, at Kamalnayan Bajaj Hall, Bajaj Bhavan, Opp INOX, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman Point; tel. +91 (0) 22 2263 0154
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Mumbai Bird Races
Mumbai’s annual bird race has teams of avian enthusiasts pull out their birdie bibles and fan out to spot as many feathered friends as they’re able within the Maharashtra Nature Park.
February 7, to register email mumbaibirdrace2010@gmail.com
Mumbai Cyclothon
The Mumbai Cyclothon aka Tour de Mumbai is promoting the cause of bicycling in Mumbai. There will be races in several categories this Sunday to suit all kinds of age groups and levels of cyclists.
February 21

Sita Wadhwani is CNNGo City Editor in Mumbai.

 

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